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Chapter 4 · Verse 1 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 4.1

devotional Jnana & Wisdom Karma & Action Dharma & Duty

Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाच इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्। विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।

Transliteration

śhrī bhagavān uvācha imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣhvākave ’bravīt

Word by Word

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha the Supreme Lord Shree Krishna said
imam this
vivasvate to the Sun-god
yogam the science of Yog
proktavān taught
aham I
avyayam eternal
vivasvān Sun-god
manave to Manu, the original progenitor of humankind
prāha told
manuḥ Manu
ikṣhvākave to Ikshvaku, first king of the Solar dynasty
abravīt instructed
Simplified Perspective

Krishna opens the sacred lineage of wisdom by revealing that this yoga—this union of knowledge and action—is eternal and imperishable, passed down from the Sun-god Vivasvan through the royal sages to humanity itself. This is not new philosophy born from human intellect, but divine truth preserved in an unbroken chain of realization across ages.

When you feel lost in life's confusion, remember: the same eternal guidance that sustained kings and sages is available to you now, waiting to be received with an open heart.

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Bhagavad Gita 4.1 — BG 4.1

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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